CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bexley

Ohio · 13,088 residents · 2.42 sq mi

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With 13,088 people, Bexley is a city in Ohio. This is an unusually credentialed place: 58% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 68% ahead of the Ohio median. Median household income runs $48,125, well clear of the $30,130 US median. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 5.3%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

58% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,088

−1%vs 2000

vs 13,203 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.42 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(873)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(907)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(1,091)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(1,157)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(995)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.3%(1,609)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.3%(2,521)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(1,310)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(894)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(868)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(679)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(184)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,125

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,200 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$28,698

−23%vs 2000

vs $37,375 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.3%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$117,600

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $185,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$487

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $639 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

23.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.9%(12,134)

Black4.4%(584)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(121)

Asian1%(131)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(12,452)

Black3.4%(441)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(50)

Asian1.1%(144)

Other0.4%(51)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American1.7%(220)

Argentine0.5%(65)

Ecuadorian0.5%(65)

Spaniard0.5%(60)

Colombian0.4%(55)

Venezuelan0.3%(33)

Puerto Rican0.2%(26)

Dominican0.2%(25)

Mexican0.2%(24)

Central American0.1%(10)

Guatemalan0.1%(10)

Chilean0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(86)

Asian Indian0.3%(37)

Korean0.2%(23)

Nepalese0.1%(19)

Uzbek0%(6)

Filipino0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

Ancestry

German27.6%(3,625)

English18.9%(2,477)

Irish14.8%(1,939)

Italian10.1%(1,324)

Polish5.2%(683)

Russian4.3%(568)

Scottish2.9%(380)

Arab2.9%(375)

American2.3%(306)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(249)

Norwegian1.6%(208)

Palestinian1.3%(167)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian1.3%(167)

French1.2%(160)

Hungarian1%(126)

Egyptian0.9%(123)

French Canadian0.9%(114)

Lithuanian0.9%(112)

British0.8%(107)

Turkish0.8%(104)

Swiss0.7%(95)

Czech0.7%(90)

Welsh0.6%(83)

Dutch0.6%(76)

Austrian0.5%(68)

Romanian0.5%(68)

Subsaharan African0.5%(63)

Ukrainian0.4%(57)

West Indian0.4%(52)

Jamaican0.4%(52)

Iranian0.4%(51)

Swedish0.4%(47)

Serbian0.3%(43)

Iraqi0.3%(42)

Slovak0.3%(40)

Lebanese0.3%(37)

Greek0.3%(34)

Danish0.2%(31)

Nigerian0.2%(31)

Finnish0.2%(26)

Slovene0.2%(23)

Canadian0.2%(21)

Ghanaian0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(10)

Syrian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

58.3%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

25.4%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+67%vs 2000

vs 10.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.2%(1,592)

Married58.9%(2,914)

Widowed0.6%(32)

Divorced8.3%(409)

Women 15+

Never married32.5%(1,716)

Married54.6%(2,879)

Widowed6.5%(341)

Divorced6.4%(339)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 5.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

82.1%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 74.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.1%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 7.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

88.3%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 84.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

16.2%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.2%(25)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25%(41)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.1%(74)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.2%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.7%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 164 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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